Consent Items

CPED

3. 2012 Minnesota Home Ownership Center:a) Approve an exception to the procurement policy to allow the City to contract with the Minnesota Home Ownership Center without following an RFP process; b) Enter into a contract with the Minnesota Home Ownership Center in the amount of $350,000 for homeownership counseling ($95,000), foreclosure prevention counseling ($255,000) & approve the transfer of any unspent funds, if any, from their 2011 contract to this new contract; c) Approve appropriation increase of $350,000; d) Authorize a new contract with Minnesota Home Ownership Center and execute necessary documents (Also in W&M/Budget). Staff Report: MN Home Ownership Ctr RCA Action Taken: Approved.

a) Approve Plan, specifically those parts of the Plan that fall under City jurisdiction, in an amount not to exceed $563,421.00; b) Approve appropriation of $371,955.06, consistent with the staff direction set out in footnote “p” (as amended) of the 2011 General Appropriation Resolution adopted by the Council on December 13, 2010; c) Authorize contracts or agreements necessary (Also in W&M/Budget). Staff Report: Windom Park NRP RCA; Windom Park NRP PLAN; Windom Park NRP ATTACH Action Taken: Approved.

Discussion Items

CPED

10. Year 2013 Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Procedural Manual and Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP):Approve the LIHTC Procedural Manual and QAP & authorize staff to Proceed with a Request for Proposals. Staff Report: 2013 LIHTC RCA; 2013 LIHTC ATTACH Action Taken: Approved, as amended to not change the QAP that allows 10 points for projects that are located in Neighborhood Stabilization Program Foreclosure Target Area NSP3 priority 1 and 2 (noted as number 8 in the staff report).

Notice: A portion of this meeting may be closed to the public pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 13D.03 or 13D.05.

Next Committee Meeting: 5/15/2012

Committee actions referred to the next City Council Meeting: 5/11/2012

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